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discovery
discovered [applied for a patent for the ] 3 a : the methods used by parties to a civil or criminal action to obtain information held by the other party that is relevant to the action see
obligation
arising from law, contract, or morality [had a legal as an employer] [a contractual ] 4 in the civil law of Louisiana : a relationship that binds one party to a performance (as a payment or transfer)
reservation
with the rights of an American citizen even if in a tribal court proceeding. Prior to the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, states could obtain civil and criminal jurisdiction over a reservation or other American Indian
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title
to Use Water in Big Horn River Sys., 753 P.2d 76 (1988)"] compare reservation just title in the civil law of Louisiana : a juridical act (as a sale or donation) sufficient to transfer ownership or a
tribal court
involving tribal children, criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on tribal lands by members of the tribe, and broader civil jurisdiction over claims between tribe members and nonmembers NOTE: Criminal prosecutions of tribal members in tribal courts must
Appeal
Dictionary of Law, Vol. 1, p. 148. In U.S.A., the Supreme Court has no appellate jurisdiction in ordinary civil cases, its jurisdiction being confined to constitutional matters. The Australian High Court possesses a general appellate jurisdiction, but
Bail
a later hearing, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn., (2005), p. 41. Bail may be given either in civil or criminal cases. In civil cases there were, before the abolition of arrest on mesne process by the
Carucate
916 (920). (Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 127) The expression 'case' is a word of comprehensive import. It includes civil proceedings other than suits, and is not restricted by anything contained in the s. to the entirety of
Co-emptio
Co-emptio, the sale of a wife to a husband, Civil Law. Consult Colquhoun's Roman Civil Law, vol. i s. 558. Roman Law. A form of civil marriage in
offense
to be twice put in jeopardy "U.S. Constitution amend. V"] see also lesser included offense 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an intentional unlawful act that causes damage to another and for which the law
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